| Acknowledgments | 第1-9页 |
| Abstract in English | 第9-11页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| ·Introduction to Jerome David Salinger | 第13-14页 |
| ·Introduction to The Catcher in the Rye | 第14-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-25页 |
| ·International Study of the Novel | 第17-21页 |
| ·Domestic Study of the Novel | 第21-23页 |
| ·Summary of the International and Domestic Studies | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第25-32页 |
| ·Introduction to Friedrich Nietzsche | 第25-27页 |
| ·Introduction to Nietzsche's Nihilism | 第27-32页 |
| ·The Definition of Nihilism | 第27-29页 |
| ·Nihilism and Human Destiny | 第29-30页 |
| ·Nihilism and Human Living in Modern Times | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter Four Discussions | 第32-55页 |
| ·Holden's Alienation from the Apathetic and Absurd Society | 第33-39页 |
| ·Isolation from His Surroundings | 第34-35页 |
| ·Ineffectiveness of Communication with His Outside World | 第35-37页 |
| ·Alienation as a Contagion in the Modern Society | 第37-39页 |
| ·Holden's Objection to the Prevailing Western Values | 第39-46页 |
| ·Discontent with the Western Society | 第39-42页 |
| ·Rejection of the Old Values | 第42-46页 |
| ·Holden's Attempt to Reevaluate the Society | 第46-55页 |
| ·Quest for Humanity | 第46-49页 |
| ·Pursuit of True Meaning of Life | 第49-55页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第55-57页 |
| References | 第57-61页 |
| 读研期间论文发表情况 | 第61页 |
